Christopher McQuarrie

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1968-10-25 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As McQ

Christopher McQuarrie

Biography

Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995). He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film The Way of the Gun (2000). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023), and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the films Valkyrie (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the last of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.

Known For

Writer

Broadsword

as Writer

Iron Curtain

as Writer

2025
2022
Top Gun: Maverick

as Screenplay

2017
The Mummy

as Screenplay

2014
Edge of Tomorrow

as Screenplay

2013
Jack the Giant Slayer

as Screenplay

2012
Jack Reacher

as Screenplay

2010
The Tourist

as Screenplay

2010
Persons Unknown

as Writer

2008
Valkyrie

as Screenplay

2000
The Way of the Gun

as Screenplay

1995
1993
Public Access

as Writer

Producer

Broadsword

as Producer

Iron Curtain

as Producer

2025
2022
Top Gun: Maverick

as Producer

2022
Reacher

as Executive Producer

2010
Persons Unknown

as Executive Producer

2008
Valkyrie

as Producer

Director

Broadsword

as Director

The Gauntlet

as Director

2025
2012
Jack Reacher

as Director

2000
The Way of the Gun

as Director

Creator

2010
Persons Unknown

as Creator